Land Registration Act 1997 (c. 2)

Supplementary E+W

5 Short title, commencement and extent. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Land Registration Act 1997.

(2) The following provisions, namely—

(a) section 1,

(b) Part I of Schedule 1 and section 4(1) so far as relating thereto, and

(c) Part I of Schedule 2 and section 4(2) so far as relating thereto,

come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.

(3) Otherwise this Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

F1 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate in connection with the order.

(7) This Act extends to England and Wales only.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 5(2): s. 5(2) power fully exercised (9.12.1997) by S.I.1997/3036

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5(4)(5) repealed (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 13 (with s. 129, Sch. 12 para. 1); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)